From: Chris 

Bob,

You're pretty close.  As I understand it, the .NET Framework is the the
compiler/interpreter for the CLR as you said.  It includes everything you
will need to compile and run programs written in .NET.  Visual Studio
(post-version 6) includes the .NET Framework and an Integrated Development
Environment (IDE).  There are actually two versions of the .NET Framework -
a redistributable (runtime) version and an SDK version for developers.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=262d25e3-f589-4842-815
7-034d1e7cf3a3&DisplayLang=en

ASP.NET is the scripting language that replaces the old ASP pages. ASP.NET
is analagous to php and javascript in that it can run server-side or
client-side.  ASP.NET is interpreted (iirc) whereas the other .NET products
are generally not interpreted.  For ASP.NET to run, you need IIS, since
ASP.NET is web-based.  I'm sure there are exceptions to that, but I don't
know them all.

As for C++, I think Visual Studio 2003 still allows you to compile
self-supporting .exe files that don't require the .NET, but you can also
compile the .NET CLR for the same files too.

Clear as mud?

/Chris

Robert Comer wrote:
> The .NET (not .Net)  Framework is basically the CLR (Common Language Runtime
> I believe) plus maybe some other support stuff. (I think)  Visual Studio.NET
> is a development environment for .NET apps, and ASP.NET is a net (Web) based
> .NET environment.
>
> - Bob Comer
>
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:42896173{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>>What's the difference, if any, between the .Net Framework and Visual
>>Studio.Net and ASP.Net ??
>>
>>Gary
>>
>>"Geo"  wrote in message
news:4289575f{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>>>"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>>>news:42892a6c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>
>>>
>>>>wanted to try, but it was .Net only.  Why a keyboard layout program
>>
>>needed
>>
>>>>to be network centric or whatever it is .Net does was a baffle to me.
>>>
>>>anything written with the .NET version of visual studio will require the
>>>framework so in order to write a C++ program that does't require it you
>>>would have to use visual studio 6 or earlier. (at least that's how I
>>>understand it)
>>>
>>>Geo.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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